Israel is considering expanding its military aid to Ukraine following a request made by the Biden administration, a report said.

Ukrainian forces have staged fresh attacks on targets inside the Russian territory even as the UN-backed evacuation of civilians from the besieged southern Ukrainian city of Mariupol gets underway.

Russia has warned Western governments that any further attack on the Russian territory would trigger tough military response from Moscow.

Two British fighters, who were captured in Ukraine by Russian forces, appeared on Russia’s state TV and asked to be freed in exchange for pro-Kremlin politician Viktor Medvedchuk.

Russia has renewed its warning against further expansion of the NATO military alliance, saying the alliance remains “a tool of confrontation”.

The Russian government is set to ban US internet firm Google from advertising its services in the country, after it accused Google-owned YouTube of spreading “fake news” about the Kremlin’s military operation in Ukraine.

The Kremlin spokesman has encouraged dialogue with the West “sooner or later.”